From Julianne from Conservation Voters of PA <[email protected]>
Subject Special elections: what’s at stake this month in PA
Date February 17, 2026 8:11 PM
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Conservation Voters of PA
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Hi friend,

Special elections are happening in Pennsylvania this month.

On paper? They may not look competitive.

But that’s not the point.

Here’s why we’re paying very close attention…

Across the country and right here in PA, voters are showing up energized — and we’re seeing wins in places where no one expected them. [1]

Special elections are the first signal of where momentum is building — and where it’s shifting. They tell us where voters are energized, where backlash is real, and where opportunity is opening up.

And opportunity is exactly what’s in front of us.

In May, Pennsylvanians will vote in the primary elections. Then in November, every single seat in the State House (all 203!) and half of the State Senate (25 seats!) will be on the ballot.

And get this, we are just three seats away from flipping the State Senate.

Three.

And in 2026, if we defend and grow our one-vote House majority and flip those three Senate seats, Pennsylvania moves from gridlock on environmental policy to possibility — and a real shot at the trifecta.

But here’s the truth: wins like that are built NOW — not October.

It takes early money, early organizing, and the ability to move fast when opportunities open up — especially in districts experts used to write off.

That’s why I’m asking now — before these special elections — and before most folks are paying attention.

Early money wins races. Help us flip the State Senate to pro-environment control. Give today. [link removed]

The extremes of the Trump Administration are motivating voters like never before: in Pennsylvania’s 2025 municipal and judicial elections, Democrats swept seats both statewide and in corners of the Commonwealth they have not won in decades.

Expanding our margin in the State House and putting pro-environmental leaders in control of the State Senate will change everything – it means the ability to actually pass pro-environment policies that Pennsylvanians support but that the State Senate is blocking!
✅ More clean energy!
✅ Lower electric bills!
✅ Accountability for polluters and their allies!

I want to make that vision a reality – but I need you. Your support today helps us:
* Build our budgets early to maximize opportunities,
* Invest in organizing and voter outreach ahead of the primaries, and
* Be ready to capitalize on momentum, when and wherever it shows up.

Bottom line: if we wait until the fall, we’re already behind.

Give today to help us prepare for the elections ahead — not just the ones on the calendar this month, but the fights that will decide Pennsylvania’s future in 2025 and 2026.

HELP FLIP PA'S SENATE [[link removed]]

The path to a stronger majority — and transformational environmental policy in PA — starts now.

Thank you for stepping up early, it’s a gamechanger.

In solidarity,

Julianne Simitz
Director of Development
Conservation Voters of PA

P.S. Three seats. That’s the margin. Your early support gives us the power to compete — and win — when and where it counts. Please give now. [[link removed]]

1 - "Texas Democrat's win a 'wake-up call' for Republicans ahead of 2026 elections," Reuters, February 1, 2026, [link removed]
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